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| John Hallock |
Quantum Health hires John Hallock as CCO. Hallock was most recently CCO at Transcarent. Before that, he served as SVP of corporate communications at Livongo Health, Imprivata and CareCloud; led global corporate communications at athenahealth at worked in healthcare communications at Weber Shandwick. In his new role, Hallock will lead Quantum Health's corporate communications function, including external and internal communications and investor relations. "John is a forward-thinking, compelling communications and investor relations leader. He has an impressive background helping to build some of the strongest and most innovative brands in the healthcare technology and digital health industries," said Quantum Health CEO Zane Burke.
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| Ruth Zive |
LivePerson, which develops AI-powered customer engagement solutions, names Ruth Zive CMO. Zive was most recently CMO at enterprise software company Ada; before that, she held the CMO spot at Blueprint Software Systems. She was also founder and CEO of MarketingWise, a life-cycle marketing agency. At LivePerson, Zive will oversee the company's global marketing organization, including digital and demand generation, field marketing and sales development, vertical and product marketing, branding, and internal and external communications. "Ruth brings two decades of marketing prowess and enterprise software experience to our leadership team," said LivePerson founder and CEO Rob LoCascio.
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| Lily Golightly |
Verve Label Group brings on Lily Golightly as SVP of publicity. Golightly joins the company from 300 Entertainment, where she served as head of communications. She also owned and operated independent publicity company No Big Deal PR. At Verve, Golightly will oversee US communications for imprints including Verve Records, Impulse!, Verve Forecast, Decca Records US, Decca Classics, Deutsche Grammophon and ECM. "Lily's superb reputation as an exceptional storyteller and strategist goes before her," said Verve Label Group president and CEO Dickon Stainer.




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Mod Op brings on John Powers and Alan Kipust as part of its Executive in Residence program, which already includes former Dun & Bradstreet chief data officer Monica Richter... Takeda Pharmaceuticals hires James-Denton Wyllie as head of R&D and external innovation communications... Veeam Software, which specializes in data resilience solutions, appoints Allison Cerra as CMO.
The Dallas Mavericks bring on Gina Miller as chief communications officer, a newly created role. She was previously with Major League Soccer team FC Dallas... Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit organization that advances arts advocacy, names Jamey Lundblad as CMO... Ambac Financial Group, an insurance holding company, names Karen Beyer managing director, head of investor relations.



